Mayor & City Council

MINUTES Regular Meeting of the College Park City Council And Inauguration of the 2017-2019 Mayor and Council Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. – 9:07 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Wojahn; Councilmembers Kabir, Nagle, Brennan, Dennis, Stullich, Day, Kujawa and Cook. ABSENT: None. ALSO PRESENT: Scott Somers, City Manager; Bill Gardiner, Assistant City Manager; Janeen Miller, City Clerk; Suellen Ferguson, City Attorney; Terry Schum, Director of Planning; Miriam Bader, Senior Planner; Lauren Roberts, Administration; Yvette Allen, Assistant City Clerk; Ryna Quiñones, Communications Coordinator; Jill Clements, Director of Human Resources; Gary Fields, Director of Finance; Steve Halpern, City Engineer; Chris Keosian, Student Liaison; Julianne Heberlein, Deputy Student Liaison. Councilmembers-elect Denise Mitchell, John Rigg and Kate Kennedy. Mayor Wojahn opened the Regular Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Israel Suarez led the Invocation. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Councilmember Nagle announced the North College Park Community Association would meet on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. AMENDMENTS TO AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:  Add to Consent: 17-G-151 Sponsorship of the MML Legislative Reception (Nagle/Brennan 8-0-0)  Remove from agenda: 17-G-148 Opposition to the SC MAGLEV Project (Nagle/Kabir 8-0-0)  Move 17-G-143 to the end of tonight’s agenda (Nagle/Brennan 8-0-0)  Approve agenda as amended (Dennis/Brennan) 8-0-0. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Councilmember Dennis and seconded by Councilmember Kujawa to adopt the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following: 17-G-147 Minutes from the October 17, 2017 Worksession; October 17, 2017 Special Session; October 24, 2017 Regular Meeting; November 8, 2017 Worksession; November 14, 2017 Regular Meeting; Transcript in lieu of minutes of the November 14, 2017 Oral Argument in case CPV-2017-06; and confidential College Park City Council Meeting Minutes December 12, 2017 Page 2 minutes of the Closed Sessions held on September 5, September 13, September 16, September 19, September 26, October 3, October 10, October 17, November 8, November 14 and November 21, 2017. 17-G-151 Authorize City sponsorship of the 2018 Maryland Municipal League (MML) Legislative Reception in the amount of $250. The motion passed 8-0-0. PRESENTATIONS: Mayor Wojahn made presentations to the outgoing Councilmembers: Councilmember Christine Nagle, Councilmember Mary Cook and Councilmember Stephanie Stullich. REMARKS FROM OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Christine Nagle, Councilmember Mary Cook and Councilmember Stephanie Stullich made personal remarks. ADJOURN THE 2015 – 2017 MAYOR AND COUNCIL: A motion was made by Councilmember Stullich, and seconded by Councilmembers Nagle and Cook, to adjourn the 2015-2017 Mayor and Council. And with a vote of 8-0-0, Mayor Wojahn so adjourned the meeting. SWEARING-IN OF MAYOR PATRICK L. WOJAHN: Ms. Rita Robinson from the office of the Prince George’s County Clerk of the Circuit Court administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn. SWEARING-IN OF THE 2017 – 2019 CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn administered the Oaths of Office to the incoming 2017-2019 City Council. ROLL CALL: Mayor Patrick Wojahn, Councilmember Fazlul Kabir, Councilmember Kate Kennedy, Councilmember P. J. Brennan, Councilmember Monroe Dennis, Councilmember Robert Day, Councilmember John Rigg, Councilmember Dustyn Kujawa, Councilmember Denise Mitchell. APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM: Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn appointed Councilmember Monroe Dennis as the Mayor Pro Tem for a second term. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Councilmember Mitchell and seconded by Councilmember Day to adopt the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following: 17-G-149 Approval of 2018 Council Meeting Schedule 17-G-150 Approval of Councilmember Monroe Dennis as the Mayor Pro Tem The motion passed 8-0-0. College Park City Council Meeting Minutes December 12, 2017 Page 3 REMARKS FROM INCOMING COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Kate Kennedy, Councilmember John Rigg and returning Councilmember Denise Mitchell made personal remarks. ADDRESS: Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn gave his Mayoral address. ACTION ITEM 17-G-143 Approval, with conditions, of the Preliminary Plan of Subdivision PP4-17021 and Detailed Site Plan DSP-17003 for re-development of the Quality Inn site (Bozzuto development) and approval of a Declaration of Covenants between the applicant and the City Ms. Schum provided an update from last week’s meeting and referred to the items in the red folders. The Declaration of Covenants has been split into three proposed agreements: 1) a revised Declaration of Covenants that will be recorded, 2) a Maintenance Agreement, 3) a separate agreement to address LEED, future of property, unit mix, dedication of a public street to the City. We are still not in agreement with the applicant on a certain matters: Preliminary Plan Condition #3, DSP #2A and B, and DSP Condition #3. Ms. Schum reviewed the revised staff recommendation (Attachment 1 in the red folder). The Planning Board date is this Thursday. Ms. Ferguson reviewed the three agreements that replaced the Declaration of Covenants and discussed areas that remain unresolved. The applicant’s request for public financing is coming back to Council in January. Mr. Gingles, attorney for the applicant, conveyed the applicant’s position on the areas of disagreement. Councilmember Rigg emphasized the importance of the public art condition. Councilmember Kabir clarified if this will be market rate housing. Mr. Gingles confirmed that it is market rate housing. Ms. Ferguson said the concern is that subsequent owners of the project understand that this requirement will attach to the property. The applicant has not agreed to what other document that condition will go into since it has been removed from the Declaration of Covenants. Mr. Gingles said they thought it would be appropriate to put that condition into the City agreement. Ms. Ferguson asked if they would be willing to put it into an agreement that would be recorded. Mr. Gingles said he can work with us to determine which is most appropriate. Ms. Ferguson said the Maintenance Agreement would be most appropriate. Council said they would like all of the agreements to come back. A motion was made by Councilmember Day and seconded by Councilmember Rigg that the City Council recommend approval of Preliminary Plan of Subdivision 4-17021 with conditions, including the variation request to waive public utility easements along public streets, and DSP-17003 with conditions, as recommended by staff and outlined in College Park City Council Meeting Minutes December 12, 2017 Page 4 Attachment 1, subject to the applicant entering into a Declaration of Covenants, a Maintenance Agreement, and Agreement with the City. There were no comments from the audience or the Council. The motion passed 8 – 0 – 0. The Benediction was provided by Pastor Israel Suarez. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Councilmember Mitchell and seconded by Councilmember Kujawa to adjourn the Regular Meeting, and with a vote of 8-0-0, Mayor Wojahn adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m. and invited the audience to attend a reception. ______________________________________ Janeen S. Miller Date City Clerk Approved