Mayor & City Council

MINUTES Regular Meeting of the College Park City Council Tuesday, January 14, 2014 7:30 p.m. – 8:11 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Andrew Fellows; Councilmembers Kabir, Wojahn, Brennan, Dennis, Stullich (arrived at 7:47 p.m.), Day, Hew, and Mitchell. ABSENT: None. ALSO PRESENT: Joe Nagro, City Manager; Janeen Miller, City Clerk; Suellen Ferguson, City Attorney; Bill Gardiner, Assistant City Manager; Bob Ryan, Director of Public Services; Terry Schum, Director of Planning. Mayor Fellows opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Councilmember Kabir led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Fellows announced there would be a Special Worksession following the regular meeting. Minutes: A motion was made by Councilmember Dennis and seconded by Councilmember Day to adopt the minutes of the December 10, 2013 Regular Meeting. The motion passed 7 – 0 – 0. Announcements: Councilmember Dennis announced the tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held on Saturday, January 18 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Clarice Smith Center for Performing Arts. Councilmember Wojahn said the next Dream Team game would be held on Friday, February 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the College Park Community Center. Acknowledgements: Mayor Fellows acknowledged former Mayor Anna Owens; former Councilmember Mary Cook; Jim Simpson, Executive Director, College Park Housing Authority; and Carl Patterson, Housing Authority Commissioner. Proclamation: Mayor Fellows read the proclamation for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Amendments to the Agenda: None City Manager’s Report: Mr. Nagro said that MML hotel information will be distributed next week. Curbside leaf collection has ended; residents should now bag leaves in paper bags. City offices are closed Monday for the MLK holiday; trash is delayed one day next week. He called Council’s attention to the “lay on the table” item regarding parking near Hollywood Elementary School. Mr. Nagro introduced Bill Gardiner, the City’s new Assistant City Manager. College Park City Council Meeting Minutes January 14, 2014 Page 2 Presentations: Former Mayor Anna Owens and former Councilmember Mary Cook presented “The Story of Attick Towers from 1967 through 2012” which was written by Mayor Owens, Thelma Lomax, Helen Long, Edith Wright, and edited by Ms. Cook. (Councilmember Stullich arrived during the Presentation.) Comments from the Audience on Non-Agenda Items: None. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Councilmember Mitchell and seconded by Councilmember Day to adopt the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following: 14-R-01 Resolution Of The Mayor And Council Of The City Of College Park, Maryland Adopting The Recommendations Of The Advisory Planning Commission Regarding Variance Application Number CPV-2013-06, 4605 Drexel Road, College Park, Maryland, Recommending Approval Of A Variance Of 6.6% Or 495 Square Feet From The Maximum Allowable Lot Coverage Of 30% Or 2,250 Square Feet Be Granted To Permit The Applicant To Pave The Existing Driveway 14-G-02 Award of FY ’14 Fire Department Grants in the amount of $15,000 each as follows: 1) To College Park Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. to apply to debt service on 2012 Pierce Pumper, which was delivered in May 2012. Total cost for this new pumper was $502,814; 2) To Branchville Volunteer Fire Company & Rescue Squad, Inc., to apply to debt service on 2012 Ford F-450 ambulance chassis with Horton box, which was delivered in November 2012. Total acquisition cost was $240,000; 3) To Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Inc., to apply to debt service on 2010 Seagrave aerial ladder truck which responds to high-rise buildings in the City and on the UM campus. Semi-annual debt service is $42,354. The total cost of these awards is $45,000 funded in C.I.P. project 012006, account 25-40. 14-G-03 Approval of revised Rules and Procedures for the Mayor and City Council of College Park The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. ACTION ITEMS 14-G-04 Approval of the purchase of (3) Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras and 2 License Plate Readers (LPR) from Avrio RMS Group, for a cost not to exceed $65,000. A motion was made by Councilmember Dennis and seconded by Councilmember Brennan that the City Council authorize the City Manager to contract with Avrio RMS Group, in an amount not to exceed $65,000, to expand the City security camera system along Baltimore College Park City Council Meeting Minutes January 14, 2014 Page 3 Avenue in the Lakeland neighborhood, through an amendment of the existing City contract with Avrio as approved by the City Attorney. Councilmember Dennis said that in October 2013, the City received a $50,000 grant award from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) for expansion of the City's security camera system in the Lakeland neighborhood. The Council must approve purchase of equipment and services due to the proposed cost in excess of $30,000. The original application submitted to GOCCP was for $216,512 for a system of remote controlled pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) and license plate recognition (LPR) security cameras at 11 locations to expand the City's security camera and license plate recognition system to the Lakeland area. The City was only awarded $50,000 and so requested a revised quote from Avrio RMS Group. The $50,000 grant will provide for three (3) PTZ cameras and one (1) LPR to be installed at three (3) locations along Baltimore Avenue. An additional LPR camera, on Baltimore Avenue, will be included at a cost of $15,000 paid from available City funds, bringing the total cost to $65,000. For an additional cost, UMD police can monitor and control the PTZ cameras and receive LPR data for stolen or suspicious vehicles. Additional cameras and monitoring will depend on further available funding. There were no comments from the audience or from the Council. The motion passed 8 - 0 – 0. 14-G-05 Appointments to Boards and Committees A motion was made by Councilmember Wojahn and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to reappoint Chris Dullnig to the Airport Authority for a three year term, reappoint Clay Gump to the Cable Television Commission, reappoint Steve Brayman as a Class B Director to the College Park City-University Partnership, reappoint Andrew Fellows as a Class B Director to the College Park City-University Partnership, reappoint Gail Kushner to the College Park Ethics Commissions, and appoint Kennis Termini to the Committee for a Better Environment. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. COUNCIL COMMENTS: Councilmember Mitchell announced that Friday, January 17, the M-NCPPC and College Park Youth and Family Services is offering a free building blocks training program for youth ages 13 - 17. Councilmember Stullich requested that the National Museum of Language be added to the list of local organizations that are allowed to use the Old Parish House at no charge. Council concurred. Councilmember Wojahn requested future Worksession discussions on: 1) Branchville Volunteer Fire Department – future location and impact of loss of career staff; 2) GPS real-time tracking devices on City snow plows. College Park City Council Meeting Minutes January 14, 2014 Page 4 ADJOURN: A motion was made by Councilmember Mitchell and seconded by Councilmember Day to adjourn the regular meeting and reconvene in Special Worksession. With a vote of 8 – 0 – 0, Mayor Fellows adjourned the regular meeting at 8:11 p.m. Council will stay on-the-air for the Worksession discussions, which include the following topics: 1. College Park City-University Partnership concept plan for Route 1 Redevelopment – Frank Brewer and Carlo Colella. 2. Discussion with Landlords/Property Owners about NSQLWG strategies – Lew Zeitz, Lisa Miller, Paul Carlsen and John Hawvermale. ____________________________________________ Janeen S. Miller, CMC Date City Clerk Approved Pursuant to §C6-3 of the College Park City Charter, at 7:03 p.m. on January 7, 2014, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, a motion was made by Councilmember Dennis and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to enter into an Executive Session for the following reasons: A. Discuss a personnel matter C: Consider the acquisition or sale of real property for a public purpose. G: Consult with counsel on a legal matter The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. Present: Mayor Andrew Fellows; Councilmembers Kabir, Wojahn, Brennan, Dennis, Stullich, Day, Hew and Mitchell. Absent: None. Also Present: Joe Nagro, City Manager; Janeen Miller, City Clerk; Suellen Ferguson, City Attorney; Terry Schum, Director of Planning; and Michael Stiefvater, Economic Development Coordinator. Topics Discussed: Downtown US 1 Development options; possible locations for City Hall and College Park Academy. Actions Taken: None. Adjourn: A motion was made by Councilmember Day and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to adjourn the Executive Session, and with a vote of 8 – 0 – 0, Mayor Fellows adjourned the Executive Session at 7:48 p.m.