Mayor & City Council

Motion Sheet September 12, 2023 1. Consent Agenda: I move to adopt the Consent Agenda. (Mayor Kabir will read the agenda items) 23-G-133 Support for the Maryland Department of Transportation's grant application and the accompanying letter of support for the study of accessibility improvements along the Greenbelt Road/University Boulevard Corridor from Rhode Island Avenue in College Park to Hanover Parkway in Greenbelt. 23-G-134 Approval of the City’s legislative priorities: 2024 Capital Project Priorities: 1. Baltimore Avenue reconstruction from MD 193 to I-495: The City requests that our State, County, and Federal representatives urge MDOT to fund planning, engineering, and right-of-way acquisition for Segments 2 and 3. 2. Bond bills for M-NCPPC projects in College Park: a. Pedestrian bridge and connected trails / sidewalks directly linking the Aviation Museum and Junior Champions Tennis Center with the Paint Branch Park, disc golf course, trail networks and neighborhoods on the east side of the Northeast Branch. b. New north College Park Community Center c. ADA connections to the M-NCPPC College Park Woods gazebo and other facilities in the park. 2024 Policy Priorities: 1. Authorization of enhanced noise enforcement measures and penalties 2. Affordable housing assistance 3. Pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure funding 4. Youth Service Bureau funding to maintain counselling resources for residents 5. Environmental resiliency 6. State funds to support hospitality industry and businesses impacted by highway construction 23-G-135 Approve the minutes of the Council Meeting of September 5, 2023. ACTION ITEMS 23-G-136 I move to authorize the City to support the University of Maryland’s application to host the “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit and authorize the City’s participation in exhibit activities following a successful application. 23-O-07 This agenda item will need 2 motions 1st motion: I move to amend Ordinance 23-O-07 to: • Retain cash and coin payment • Authorize the Council to determine by Resolution the method of payment that will be accepted in parking meters and pay stations • Authorize payment for parking in quarter-hour increments 2nd motion: I move to adopt Amended Ordinance 23-O-07, amending Chapter 110, “Fees And Penalties”, By Repealing And Reenacting §110-1, “Fees And Interests” And Chapter 184, “Vehicles And Traffic” By Repealing And Reenacting Article III, “Parking Meters”, §184-18, “Operation”, And By Deleting Article IV, “Administrative Regulations”, § 184-24, “Moneys Deposited In Parking Meters”, To Change The Amount Of Fees To Be Charged For Parking To $2.00 Per Hour, Payable In Quarter Hour Increments, Reflect The Current Fees For Monthly Parking Permits, Allow The Council To Determine Methods Of Payment For Parking Meters By Resolution And To Delete A Sub-Section That Does Not Reflect Current Practice.