Mayor & City Council

WORKSESSION MINUTES College Park City Council Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Davis Hall, 9217 51st Avenue 7:30 P.M. – 10:58 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor Wojahn; Councilmembers Kabir, Kennedy, Brennan, Dennis, Day, Rigg, and Mitchell. Councilmember Kujawa arrived at 7:36 p.m. 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; Robert Marsili, Director of Public Works; Ireland Lesley, SGA President, sitting in for the Student Liaison. Councilmember-elect Maria Mackie was also in attendance. Mayor Wojahn opened the Worksession at 7:30 p.m. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: Mr. Somers reviewed items from the Weekly Bulletin. AMENDMENT TO/APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: The agenda was approved without amendment (Dennis/Mitchell) 7-0. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Annual Police Presentations from University of Maryland Police, Prince George’s County Police, and the Contract Police Program: Major Holland, Chief Mitchell, Deputy Chief Lloyd, and Major Keleti presented their reports. Council is interested in seeing trends over time, not just single year statistics. Council requested CMAST reports. Referrals to the Office of Student Conduct has been a game-changer. 2. Review of Preliminary Plan of Subdivision for College Park Marriott: Mark Vogel and Art Horne. Republic Properties and Vogel Properties submitted the successful response to an RFQ to develop this site which is owned by Prince George’s County. County specified this had to be a Marriott. Property is in the College Park-Riverdale Park TDDP, Aviation Policy Area, and Flood Plain. They will elevate the building and provide compensatory storage. Concern about impact of the height of the building on airport operations. Staff recommends approval with conditions. A separate agreement may be needed at the time of DSP when they return in the future. Hotel will be 6 stories; 85 feet. Council requested the developer engage the Tree and Landscape Board in the greenspace design. The park to the west will be visible; Council wants something attractive that will complement the public art at the Purple Line station. To agenda next week. 3. Discussion of a fee schedule for bulk trash pick-ups: Discussion of a trash-to-treasure program. Discussion of what the $180 trash fee covers. [At 10:30, a motion was made by Councilmember Rigg and seconded by Councilmember Kennedy to extend the meeting. The motion passed 8-0.] College Park Worksession Minutes November 6, 2019 Page 2 Discussion of options for moving forward: wait to gather more data; move forward with 20 free items per year and charge for any amount over 20; eliminate the $180 trash fee and charge for bulk pick-ups in a different way; don’t provide bulk trash services in certain areas at all; run a pilot fee structure program to evaluate impact; should the $180 trash fee be a credit against bulk trash pick-ups. Draft an ordinance to institute a fee structure for over 20 bulk trash items per fiscal year. 4. Appointments to Boards and Committees: Mark Mullauer to Recreation Board; Marcie Booth to Animal Welfare Committee. 5. Requests for/Status of Future Agenda items: Trash to Treasure program (Day/Rigg 8-0) 6. Mayor and Councilmember Comments: College Park Woods meeting on Thursday regarding building design. Community Meeting on Monday re Hollywood Streetscape. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Councilmember Kennedy and seconded by Councilmember Day to adjourn the Worksession. With a vote of 8-0, Mayor Wojahn adjourned the Worksession at 10:58 p.m. __________________________________ Janeen S. Miller Date City Clerk Approved