Mayor & City Council

MINUTES Special Session of the College Park City Council Council Chambers Wednesday, November 5, 2014 11:32 – 11:41 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor 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; Bill Gardiner, Assistant City Manager; Terry Schum, Director of Planning; Cole Holocker, Student Liaison. During a regularly scheduled Worksession of the College Park City Council, a motion was made by Councilmember Stullich and seconded by Councilmember Day to enter into a Special Session. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0 and the Council entered Special Session at 11:32 p.m. ACTION ITEMS 14-G-111 Approval of Strategic Plan Consultant A motion was made by Councilmember Dennis and seconded by Councilmember Stullich to endorse the Strategic Planning Work Group recommendation to execute a contract in substantially the form attached with The Novak Consulting Group for strategic planning services in an amount not to exceed $30,000. Ms. Ferguson said there may changes to the draft contract that was provided, so the motion should reflect that the contract is “subject to approval of the City Attorney.” Councilmember Dennis said the current five year strategic plan is in its final year, and the City issued an RFP for strategic planning services to develop the new plan. 13 proposals were received. A Strategic Planning Work Group consisting of members of Council and staff interviewed three prospective consultants and now recommends The Novak Group. There may be some adjustments to the draft scope of work that was in the RFP. Councilmember Stullich said there are timeline challenges; it is unlikely that we can complete a new strategic plan, and then complete an action plan, in time to inform the upcoming FY ’16 budget. The Work Group suggests that we go ahead and start the action plan for the coming year. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. 14-G-112 Approval of City ranking of PGCMA Legislative Priorities A motion was made by Councilmember Wojahn and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to approve the draft “PGCMA 2015 Legislative Priorities Election Form” that was in the red folders. Special Session of the College Park City Council November 5, 2014 Page 2 Councilmember Wojahn said page 2 lists all 9 items, and explains the five that we are selecting. There were no comments from the audience or from the Council. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. 14-G-113 Appointments to Boards and Committees A motion was made by Councilmember Stullich and seconded by Councilmember Day to appoint Cole Holocker, Catherine McGrath and Preeti Lakhole to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee, to appoint Seth Gomoljak to the Veterans Memorial Improvement Committee, to reappoint Mary Cook to the Veterans Memorial Improvement Committee and to the Advisory Planning Commission, and to appoint David Iannucci as a Class C Director to the College Park City University Partnership for a three-year term, and to reappoint Richard Wagner as a Class C Director to the College Park City University Partnership for a two-year term. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Councilmember Wojahn and seconded by Councilmember Mitchell to adjourn the Special Session, and with a vote of 8 – 0 – 0, Mayor Fellows adjourned the Special Session at 11:41 p.m. _______________________________________ Janeen S. Miller, CMC Date City Clerk Approved